Australian snowboarder Torah Bright (@torahbright), the defending gold medalist in the women's halfpipe event, heads to Sochi (@sochi2014) next week for her third Winter Olympics (@olympics). While there, Torah plans to share her experience on Instagram. "Snowboarding has given me a life I never could have dreamed of. My motivation to bring people along for the ride in Sochi is to share our sport's rather unique culture," she explains. "Some parts of competing at the Olympics are glamorous and some are not. I hope to share and paint a realistic picture of an athlete's experience." In particular, Torah's looking forward to meeting and spending time with other Olympians. "The Olympics is the only time that all of our paths cross. The food hall in the athlete village is the best place for meeting people!" Follow @torahbright for a first-hand look at her experience at Sochi, and tune into a few of the Olympians she'll be cheering for at the games: US alpine ski racer @juliamancuso, US snowboarder @travelindan, Canada snowboarder @markmcmorris and US alpine ski racer @believeinsteven.
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